Hey Siestas!
Can you fathom that we are on our 10th memory verse??? Good grief! 2011 is almost halfway over! Amanda and Curtis just got Jackson’s preschool graduation pictures and we all nearly flipped. It is the cutest thing ever, especially with that missing front tooth. His ceremony is in a few days but the little blue cap and gown just about put all of us over the edge. We will have a kindergartener next year and a mighty fine one at that. It just sails by. And how well many of you know.
I am getting lots of questions about whether or not we’re having Siesta Summer Bible Study. I want to say yes so badly. I have tried to turn this puzzle piece every conceivable direction to see how it would fit on the table. Between SSMT every 1st and 15th, the summer Living Proof Lives, the final Deeper Still, and, probably the biggest factor of all, the complete James manuscript due date at the end of summer, I just can’t make it work and still be a wife, mom, and active Bibby. I also don’t have my faithful blog master, Amanda, here to assist me with all that summer Bible study entails right now. I am, however, presently thinking of some ways that we can hold one another accountable to stay in the Scriptures this summer and also give you the opportunity to connect with other Siestas who want to do some of the same studies. Stay tuned for that. For now, I’ll joyfully recommend to you two that I’ve done this Spring:
Duty or Delight by Tammie Head (Many of you will remember getting to know this brand new author in April through our blog video. She is dear to me and will no doubt become dear to many of you.)
Brave by Angela Thomas (Angela is a gifted teacher and writer and I try not to let anything she offers sit on the bookstore shelf for long before I bag it and read it. I’m almost finished with this study and have been tremendously blessed by it.)
Both of those women love Jesus and communicate His Word beautifully. And you know how I feel about Priscilla Shirer and everything God uses her to bring to the table. You’ll never miss on her. Man, I wish we could do one of their studies the traditional way in Siestaville this summer but sometimes we realize that even another good thing is perhaps the wrong thing for now. If the Lord is willing, we’ll definitely do a study our usual way next summer on the off year from SSMT.
OK, young ladies, how about that 10th verse?? NO DROP OUTS!!! This verse is trying to leap off the page at me this time around and not so much for my own plight right now but for some people I really love:
Beth, Houston, Texas. “The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Praise You, Lord. You are so faithful. Close in on those who are brokenhearted and hold them in Your healing grasp. Deliver the discouraged in such dramatic ways that You alone get the credit. We exist here in this blog community to give You glory, Lord. Come and get it. Our eyes are to the skies.
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18 NIT
Kristie
Queen City, TX
Amber
Shrewsbury, England
“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” Proverbs 31:26-27 NIV
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Psalms 1:3 NIV
Rhonda, Sulphur, LA “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (NIV)
Barb, Kentwood MI:
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy! Psa 126:5 KJV
Susan from Vilonia, AR
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.” Lamentations 3:25 KJV
Psalm 62:5 Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him…..(emphasis for me on WAIT and QUIETLY – just sayin’)
Do everything without complaining or arguing. Philippians 2:14 (NIV)
Jackie,and daughter Jasmine
Newport, TN
Hebrews 8: 12 (NLT)
And I will forgive their wrongdoins, and I will never again remember their sins.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
NIV
Dana
Boerne, TX
Brenda B. Hudsonville, Mi
Psalm 118:24 (NIV)
This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Lindsey; Bowling Green, KY; Song of Solomon 8:4; NKJV
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love until it pleases.”
I haven’t posted in a few weeks, but have been truckin’ along with my verses. It’s so good to be back with you sieastas!!
Lucinda Bomberger, Watsontown, PA
Isaiah 49:16 NIV See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
Johanna, Carlsbad
Psalm 94: 18,19
When I said “My foot is slipping,”
your love, O Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought joy to my soul.” (NIV)
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles, Prov. 21:23 KJV
Kristin Tulare,CA
“Love must be sincere. Hare what is evil; cling to what is good. ”
Romans 12:9 NIV
Beth. Stillwater. Matthew 5:16 (NIV) “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Cheryl, Vancouver, BC: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
He is before all things and in
him all things hold together.
Col. 1:17 NIV
Ti-Leigh
Orlando, FL
Gina; Houston, TX
Still memorizing, studying, living Psalm 91:1-16. Definitely changing the way I think…
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!” For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge;His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark. You will not be afraid of the terror by night, or of the arrow that flies by day; Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,or of the destruction that lays waste at noon. A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand,But it shall not approach you. You will only look on with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. For you have made the LORD, my refuge,even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you,Nor will any plague come near your tent. For He will give His angels charge concerning you,to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands,that you do not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and cobra,tThe young lion and the serpent you will trample down. “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble;I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy himAnd let him see My salvation. “
Connie H…Bolingbrook, IL
Philippians 4:11 NIV
“…for I have learned to be content
whatever the circumstances.”
Karla~Sedro-Woolley~Isaiah 53:5~HCSB
But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities;punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.
Denise, Orange City.
Colossians 1:29 ESV
For this I toil, struggling with all His energy that He powerfully works within me.
Kelly, West Richland,
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:3 NIV
Denise-Davis, IL-“The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”-Job 1:21-NIV
Sara Springfield Mo
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Marsha – Lees Summit
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings being conformed to His death. Phillipian 3:10 NKJ
Leslie, Decatur, TX
For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said. Luke 12:12 HCSB
Karen, Amarillo. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Larissa Simpson, Benbrook, Tx
“keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” Jude 1:21
Liz, Edmond, OK: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1Cor.10:31, NIV
Jeanine
Athens, NY
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” (The NET Bible)
Don’t remember when I’ve been more discouraged….
Leslie Jordan, Rochester, MN
“Everything is possible for him who believes.” Mark 9:23 NIV
Julie Lexington, KY
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5,6
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Luke 12:48 NIV
Psalms 61:2
When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the ROCK that is higher than I.
Pam ~ Rome, GA
“With all my heart,
I am waiting, LORD, for you!
I trust your promises.” Psalm 130:5 (CEV)
Heather, Woodstock, GA:
“Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.”
Psalm 143:10 (NIV)
Jennifer in Cincinnati, OH
NIV: Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
“Ah, Sovereign LORD, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You.”
Jeremiah 32:17 NIV
Rita Brown
Midland, TX
Heather, Little Rock, AR
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. Romans 8:6 NLT
Deborah – Topeka, KS; “Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.” Jeremiah 29:12 (KJV)
Vickie, Baytown, TX
But thanks be to God, Who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 2 Cor 2:14 NIV
Katherine, Charlottesville
Psalm 24:3-4 “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.” (NKJV)
Michelle, Colorado Springs, CO
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world but, be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, perfect, and pleasing will.” Romans 12:2 NIV
Debbie Fuqua, Clarksville, TN
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18
The NET Bible
Revelation 2:17 NIV He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.
Carolyn, Dover
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds, knowing the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1:2,3 NIV
Tammy ~ Tampa, FL
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
Jasmyn ~ Tampa, FL
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)